Buff/ lavender Orpington cross hen or roo?

[Whitewolf9]

7 months old I can't have another rooster, can anyone tell if this one is a rooster? The people I got them from were very nice and said I can come back and exchange if one turns out to be a roo.

 

[SilverBirds]

Cockerel.

 

[FunClucks]

Sure looks roo-ish to me. Are the pullets you got at the same time laying yet? At 7 months, if this was a pullet, I think it would already be laying.

If you already have a rooster, this one may just be developing more slowly.

 

[Whitewolf9]

Cockerel.

Thanks a bunch!! I haven't heard any crowing but it is growing a lot quicker than the others and the tails pointed downwards, and the combs much bigger! I just wanted to get another opinion before I contacted them!

 

[SwampPrincessChick]

Cockerel. You can tell by the fast-developing combs and waddles

 

[Whitewolf9]

Sure looks roo-ish to me. Are the pullets you got at the same time laying yet? At 7 months, if this was a pullet, I think it would already be laying.

If you already have a rooster, this one may just be developing more slowly.

I have a flock of 4 brahmas, 3 hens and a roo literally right next to them, with a half foot gap between the runs. I dont know if that could be why it isn't crowin? None of the buff lavender crosses have laid any eggs yet, I've had them about a month. My brahmas stopped laying about a month and a half ago, I guess because of molting and temperature change

 

[Justpoppop]

Ao this is what lavender orpington x buff orpington looks like

 

[Whitewolf9]

Just out of curiosity, because of something someone I know told me, would it be better to re-home my brahma roo and keep this roo? I don't want to cause I got attached to my brahma, I've had them about half a year. He's huge, I'm eye level at him when I squat. He's got feet problems hes had when I got him, missing toes, frost frostbite etc. Would it be easier on the hens to keep the smaller roo?

 

[FunClucks]

I have a flock of 4 brahmas, 3 hens and a roo literally right next to them, with a half foot gap between the runs. I dont know if that could be why it isn't crowin? None of the buff lavender crosses have laid any eggs yet, I've had them about a month. My brahmas stopped laying about a month and a half ago, I guess because of molting and temperature change

Yea, a mature rooster that close to this one could have an effect on him. To avoid aggression in a flock, often younger roosters will be much slower to mature, and will remain submissive to the dominant rooster. That could be why this one isn't crowing.

It's only been a month (trauma from moving homes), and it's going into winter (molting season, less daylight - I forgot about that when I posted earlier), so that could be why your pullets aren't laying yet. I'd look for them to lay in spring.

 

[Whitewolf9]

Ao this is what lavender orpington x buff orpington looks like

They're very beautiful, I've never seen chickens with the kind of markings they got! When the light hits them a certain way it's like a blue/black reflection with the brown markings!